<p>The Medical Research Council (MRC) is one of the main agencies through which the Government supports medical and clinical research. Expenditure by the MRC on research into type 1 diabetes can be found in the following table:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">MedicalResearch Council expenditure on type 1 diabetes, 2009-10 to2011-12<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">£million<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009-10<br /></td><td valign="top">£.7<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">3.6<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">4.0<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">Note:<br />Wherea research project is related to both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, 100%of the project value has been included in the totals shownabove.<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p><p>Department of Health spend on research on type 1 diabetes through research programmes, research centres and units, and research training awards is in the following table:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Departmentof Health expenditure on type 1 diabetes, 2009-10 to2011-12<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">£million<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009-10<br /></td><td valign="top">1.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">2.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">1.8<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">Note:<br />TotalDH spend on research on type 1 diabetes is higher because expenditureby the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical ResearchNetwork (CRN) on this topic cannot be disaggregated from total CRNspend.<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p>